LONDON (AP)  Premier League leader Chelsea was thrashed 3-0 at home by Sunderland on Sunday to throw the title race wide open in England.

United States goalkeeper Tim Howard allowed a goal in each half as Arsenal beat Everton 2-1 to move into second place and within two points of Chelsea, the reigning champion. Manchester United is third, another point back, after scoring two late goals to draw 2-2 at Aston Villa on Saturday, when fourth-place Manchester City managed a 0-0 draw against Birmingham.

United States midfielder Stuart Holden scored his first Premier League goal for Bolton on Saturday in its 3-2 win at Wolves that put the northwest team in fifth place.

Chelsea's perfect home record ended after a solo effort by Nedum Onuoha and second-half goals by Asamoah Gyan and Danny Welbeck earned Sunderland a deserved victory at Stamford Bridge. They were the first goals the Blues have conceded at home this season.

"Everything went wrong," manager Carlo Ancelotti said. "We didn't play well or how we wanted. Sunderland played with fantastic spirit, fantastic pressure."

It was Chelsea's worst home defeat since April 2002 and its second loss in three league matches, having been defeated 2-0 by Liverpool last Sunday.

"We've had two difficult away games (this week), against Wolverhampton and Everton, but we have got six points and that puts us in a good situation. The team has shown great spirit," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said.

Barcelona beat third-place Villarreal 3-1 as Lionel Messi scored twice on Saturday to give the two-time defending Spanish champions 28 points, but Madrid's win moved it back ahead by a point. Messi has 19 goals in 16 games, including 10 goals in the league.

Ibrahimovic, facing Inter for the first time since leaving for Barcelona before the 2009-10 season, beat goalkeeper Luca Castelazzi after he was brought down by Marco Materazzi. AC Milan ended a streak of three streak losses to its rival.

Milan leads with 26 points, one more than Lazio. Napoli is third with 21, and Juventus and Inter have 20 points each.

"It wasn't an easy goal as it was in front of the Inter fans at their home game, but I did what I had to do and tried to concentrate," Ibrahimovic said. "I think it gave the team confidence and we became more calm and it helped us win.

Milan defender Ignazio Abate was ejected in the 60th minute after getting a second yellow card.

Gomez found the net in the 10th and 75th minutes and Philipp Lahm added a penalty in the 57th to help Bayern bounce back from its draw last week at Borussia Moenchengladbach and rise to sixth place in the Bundesliga.

Bayern is two points behind fourth-place Freiburg, which has 21 after beating Hoffenheim 1-0 on the road when Papiss Demba Cisse scored his 10th goal of the season in stoppage time.

American defender Steve Cherundolo was ejected in the 68th minute Saturday for receiving two yellow cards in Hannover's 1-0 win at Mainz.

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PARIS —Paris Saint-Germain drew 1-1 with Lorient on Sunday to climb into fourth place in the French league above Rennes, which lost 2-1 at Auxerre.

Nene found the net in the last minute to salvage a point for PSG, which had fallen behind to Lorient forward Lynel Kitambala's first-half goal

Julien Quercia scored the winner for Auxerre from a tight angle in the 86th minute to leave his team four points behind league leader Brest, which was held 1-1 by Sochaux on Saturday. Lille is second after beating Caen 5-2 on Saturday.

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AMSTERDAM —Ajax slipped to a second straight defeat in the Dutch league when it lost 2-0 to AZ Alkmaar on Sunday, leaving the Amsterdam club six points behind leader PSV Eindhoven.

Pontus Wernbloom and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson scored for AZ Alkmaar, which moves up to sixth

PSV Eindhoven returned to the top of the league with a 4-2 win over Excelsior Rotterdam on Saturday, when second-place FC Twente, the defending champion, fell to its first loss of the season by succumbing to a 2-1 defeat at NAC Breda.

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